in nanjing & what's going on lately...

hi everyone, we're in nanjing now... coming from taipei, getting off the plane at nanjing, it seems really cold! you guys also have to be aware of the weather, when it's cold, take care of yourselves and dress warmly as appropriate, ok?

after nanjing, we'll be heading back to taipei, and i'm really happy that i'm going to be going on a show with one of my best friends, peggy! 1/13, we'll be going on 王牌大明星, and should have a chance to sing some songs (hopefully together) and talk about some of our funny stories and memories we've had together! everyone can take a look at peggy's website if you have a chance, it's really very beautiful! i like it a lot, it's like a magical dream world! www.peggyhsu.com but just remember to choose "yes! i do", ok?

i've been meaning to introduce my friend, james jean to everyone... he was born in taiwan, grew up in the US, and for an artist not even 30 years old, he's won so many tremendous awards and has accomplished so much already! previously, i had worn a prada dress to a cartier event, and the print on the dress was drawn/designed by james! do you guys remember this dress?

he did the design and story for a prada film, "trembled blossoms", as well as artwork for the prada fairies collection... it's SO beautiful, very dream-like, and other-worldly! so... of course i fell in love with it! the prada fairies bag was so popular that celebrities across the world were pushing to get on waiting lists for it...

when i showed peggy the prada fairies artwork, she said, omg it looks like he's drawing you, angel! haha... i actually have been collecting these comic books, the fables comic books for years, but it wasn't until i asked the rep at prada about the artist for the fairies collection, that she said, "oh i think he's an abc, and he does some artwork for comics" that i went home, got online and searched for information on him, and discovered that lo and behold, the stack of fables comic books i have at home, james jean was the same artist who created every one of the covers! later when he came to taipei, he actually dropped by the studio and did a couple quick sketches of us!

if you're curious about james jean and his artistic genius, you can go to his website at www.jamesjean.com, or his blog at www.processrecess.com there you can order some of his artwork and products, books, etc, and also you can see some awesome photos of some of his works, showing the progression from the rough to the finished product... (and i think there's another sketch of me there, too! @-@) in november, he came out with a book, the fables covers collection, and i'm so grateful they remembered me, and gave me a copy of the book...

he's having a show 1/10 to 2/7, and it's going to be amazing! i really wish i could go, but so far i see my schedule is already set for work... but if any of you are in new york, you have to go see it!


another bit of news, i'm finally going to 日月潭! i've been looking forward to this event, even looked online, and the photos are so beautiful! we're going to attend an event 1/15 there, so i hope while we're there the weather is nice, and we can take some beautiful scenic photos...
dylan kuo and i previously did a commercial together for a really cool wedding event, where a bunch of couples are going to get married together in taiwan! have you all seen the commercial yet? http://gdshuangxi.com/
even though it looks really romantic and carefree, but doing any kind of shoot in a wedding dress while on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks here!
yes, i know i'm smiling like i'm on top of the world, but those flowers were actually really heavy! my left arm was sore from holding the flowers, i could only use my right arm to hold on for dear life (while looking all happy and in love,) and the dress was actually really heavy and long, even getting caught a few times in the bicycle wheels and spokes! that was scary bc if dylan kept riding forward, my skirt might have been ripped off, resulting in a disastrously embarrassing wardrobe malfunction, haha... thankfully he was very aware of what was going on and stopped as soon as possible... i think dylan must have had it even tougher than me, he had to ride the bike, wait and hold it steady while we get situated and arrange my dress; when riding he had to follow the director's exact orders, (faster, too fast, slower, too slow, veer to the right more, veer to the left more, wait for the doves to fly, avoid getting pooped on by said doves, etc) all without wobbling too much, and even when he braked he had to do it smoothly and slowly so the girl playing the bride wouldn't totally lose her balance and eat pavement! i wonder, how many ppl would have guessed that i was wearing flip-flops under that voluminous skirt...? do you all still remember how many times i have donned wedding attire for filming and with whom?

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hi everyone!
我們到南京了... 從台北到南京、禿然覺得南京好冷！ 你們也要小心、天氣冷要多穿飽暖的衣服...！ 回到台北時也很開心可以跟 one of my best friends, 小精靈 peggy（許哲珮)上節目! 我們1/13要一起上王牌大明星、應該會有機會一起唱唱歌、聊聊我們的一些好玩的故事跟回憶! 大家可以去看看peggy的網站、做的很棒！我很喜歡、很像一個夢幻的魔力世界! www.peggyhsu.com 只是要記得一定要選 "yes! i do" 好嗎？ 我也要介紹我的朋友 james jean 給大家認識... 他是個在台灣出生的、美國長大的、得了很多獎項的不到30歲的畫家！ 我之前在 cartier 的活動穿了prada 的衣服、上面的圖示james 設計/畫的！你們有印象嗎？

他是幫了prada設計那系列的圖案、在美國叫“fairies"系列、台灣叫“仙女“系列、在內地好像是叫做“精靈“系列... 真的很美、很夢幻、很有創意! 他設計的 fairies系列的包包、很多明星都搶著要、連我要買也是找了很久才找到！紅到全世界都缺貨！

peggy看到的時候說他應該就在畫我吧！haha... 我也是從以前收集他畫的得奬的漫畫封面、後來才愛上prada的那個系列... 問prada的人然後上網查才發現是跟我在家收藏的那麼多本漫畫封面的畫家是同一個人! 後來他來台北的時候有來錄音室、有稍微 sketched us 一下下！

好奇的話可以去看他的網站 www.jamesjean.com 還有他的blog, www.processrecess.com 在他的 blog 可以訂購他的作品、也可以看看他很多畫的過程的照片, (好像也有他 sketch 我的照片喔！） 他11月出了一本書、是他幫 fables (漫畫）畫的所有的封面！我很感謝他有想到我、還送了我一本！

他最近在紐約有個個人展覽、從 1/10 到 2/7, 我自己很希望可以去看他的展覽、可是好像那時後我都有工作、可是如果你們有人會在紐約、一定要去看！

還有一個消息、我終於要去日月潭了！我好期待！我看網路上的照片、真的感覺很漂亮！ 我們 1/15 會在日月談 (好饒舌的名字！快速度說說看個10次... 應該不只是我這種abc中文不好的會說錯吧！）有活動！我真的希望我們到日月談的時候、天氣會很好、可以拍些漂亮的風景照片！

我和郭品超支前拍了一個這個婚禮活動的廣告、這活動真的很 cool, 有好多情侶要一起去台灣結婚！你們有看過這個廣告嗎？http://gdshuangxi.com/

雖然看起來很浪漫、可是拍廣告穿婚紗、還要騎腳踏車其實並不容易！

我笑的很開心、可是那束花有點重！左手拿著花很酸、而且只能用右手扶著、裙子也很重、還會有時卡在輪胎裡！ 品超也很辛苦、一直騎、把腳踏車扶著很穩定、等我們把裙子擺好、騎的時候要控制方向＋速度、也不能搖晃的太大、還煞車要慢慢的煞車、要不然我很容易失去平衡感！ 你們有猜到我站在車上在穿拖鞋嗎？ haha...! 你們還記得我拍過幾次的東西有穿到婚紗、跟哪些男主角嗎？